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A trademark lawyer is sitting on HarrisWalz.com, he made the website ‘brat’ themed

A trademark lawyer is sitting on HarrisWalz.com, he made the website ‘brat’ themed

A trademark lawyer who bought the domain named ClintonKaine.com in 2016 is now sitting on HarrisWalz.com as Vice President Kamala Harris narrows in on a running mate. For now, the site is blank with the governor’s name in lower-case black letters and a green background, a reference to the album “brat” by Charli XCX.
by The Associated Press

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War fears and flight cancellations in Lebanon send travelers and residents scrambling

War fears and flight cancellations in Lebanon send travelers and residents scrambling

The U.S. and other governments issued Lebanon travel advisories and some airlines stopped flying there, in anticipation of an escalation of fighting after assassinations in Iran and Beirut.
by Jane Arraf and Jawad Rizkallah

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Hennepin County commissioners set to vote on 49 percent pay raise

Hennepin County commissioners set to vote on 49 percent pay raise

The elected commissioners currently earn $122,225 a year. The measure up for a final vote at Tuesday’s board meeting would increase their salaries to $182,141 starting next year.
by Chandra Colvin

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Harris’ VP candidates narrow: We talked to political reporters from their home states

Harris’ VP candidates narrow: We talked to political reporters from their home states

Vice President Kamala Harris has narrowed her running mate choices down to three state governors. She is expected to announce who will join her on the Democratic ticket on Tuesday morning.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Trump is in the lead, but Harris has momentum. Here are the paths to the presidency

Trump is in the lead, but Harris has momentum. Here are the paths to the presidency

Republican former President Donald Trump currently holds a 268-226 lead over Harris in the latest NPR Electoral Map of the most competitive states, just short of the 270 needed to win the presidency. Trump had led in the "Blue Wall" states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan before Biden exited, but now the states are pure toss-ups.
by Domenico Montanaro

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Rochester legislator wakes up to racist graffiti at her house

Rochester legislator wakes up to racist graffiti at her house

Minnesota Rep. Kim Hicks, DFL-Rochester, woke up to Nazi symbols and racial slurs spray-painted on her home Saturday morning. Hicks is white and her husband is Black. They live with six of their children.
by Cari Spencer

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